Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Archive measuring 59 mm (w) x

measuring 59 mm (w) x 26

with creasing and discolouration

scattered fabric interruptions in the wire

Flanking each side of the shall are rounded and ribbed bronze rivets which secure in place a two-piece silvered bronze chain link-style chinstrap

(Socialist Republic): 1st Class

Vatican. An Early Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Military Merit In Gold, Knight, Reduced Version, C.1850 Archive measuring 59 mm (w) x(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. In 18K Gold with red and blue enamels, weighing 5. 7 grams inclusive of its ribbon, measuring 21. 8 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension, scattered chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven